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The Big Brass Ring

Year:
Duration:
104 min
Genres:
Drama
IMDB rate:
5.4
Director:
George Hickenlooper
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2000-06-23
Filming Locations: Alhambra, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
William Hurt
Blake
Nigel Hawthorne
Kim
Miranda Richardson
Dinah
Irène Jacob
Cela (as Irene Jacob)
Ewan Stewart
Kinzel
Gregg Henry
Billy
Ron Livingston
Sheldon Buckle
Jefferson Mays
Garne Strickland
Jim Metzler
Pacxy Barragan
Carmine Giovinazzo
Young Billy
Thomas Patrick Kelly
Young Blake
Mack Harrell
Homer Dix
Lisette Bross
B.C. Dix
F. Joseph Schulte
Senator Jack Moorehead
Peggy Freisen
Gigi Moorehead (as Peggy Friesen)
F.X. Feeney
Rusty
Gildart Jackson
Thad Cottrell IV
Tommy Perna
Chigger
Blake Lindsley
'ETC' News Anchor
Brent J. Williams
Speechwriter #1
George Hickenlooper Sr.
Speechwriter #2
Randy Blount
Speechwriter #3
Terrence Burton
Lucius
Sara Melson
Amy
Charles Brennan
Reporter #1 (as Charles Brennon)
Matushka Lindo Briggs
Reporter #2
Joe Rodriquez
Reporter #3
Don Lemon
Reporter #4
Jazzmun
Little John John
Price Carson
Yacht Steward
Bradley Morris
Waiter
Bill Boll
Madame Boll
Andrew Maas
Key Aide
Audra Sherman
Supporter #1
Elena Tsavaris
Supporter #2
Gina Aponte
Supporter #3
Rolondo Colon
Homeless Man
Stacey Mannari
Jack Moorehead's Daughter
Joe Edwards
Dignitary #1
Dan Hamilton
Dignitary #2
Anthony Guneratne
Educator
H. Ben Morgenthau
Educator
Susan Gummersbach
Socialite
Barbara Wenger
Socialite
Dick Ford
Anchor
Mandy Murphey
Anchor
Brenda Stanton
Anchor
Cree Craig
Anchor
Leslie Lyles
Anchor
Jordan Mechner
Aide
Doug Hart
Aide (as Rod Beaumont)
Fuller French
Aide
Tyler Neitzel
Little Boy
Sam Hickerson
Little Boy
Joseph Schoen
Leather Boy Singer
Jesse Lawson
Leather Boy Singer
Eric Todd Rushing
Louis Quatorze Dancer
Jerry Gore
Louis Quatorze Dancer
Jeffrey Pruett
Lous Quatorze Dancer
Joey Neal
Louis Quatorze Dancer
Matt Swanston
Louis Quatorze Dancer
Danny Arns
Louis Quatorze Dancer
Dan Stevens
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Elmer Feltner
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Jay Hartig
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Randy Holmes
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Dan Smith
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Don Schroeder
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Larry Kornfeld
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Jerry Frischer
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
John Maglasang
Dan Stevens' Paradise Orchestra
Marshelle Fair
Pellerind Aide (uncredited)
Rosemary Garris
Katie (uncredited)
Anthony Mullin
Agent #1 - Security Detail (uncredited)
Alan Sciranko
Extra (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The "big brass ring" of the title is a reference to the high brass rings found in old fashioned gyms and swimming pools, which one was supposed to jump up to and grab. As such it is a metaphor for that which is difficult to attain or at least hard to keep hold of.
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The film contains numerous Shakespearean references, including direct quotes from the Bard's plays.
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Based on a well known un-produced script by Orson Welles
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Goofs
In the scene just after Blake (Hurt) and Brandini (Jacob) make love, she is still in bed and is trying to encourage Blake to come public with the truth. She suggests that she might expose him if he doesn't. Blake then yanks the bed covers off exposing her completely naked body. But in the next second, closeup, she is seen with something covering her from the waist down.
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Despite both gubernatorial candidates apparently being from Missouri, they sport deep south accents. This is never explained.
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Quotes
Dinah: You're fired, Garne.
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Homeless Man: I thought you were someone else.
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Kim: Abraham Lincoln said it best: it is common enough that we triumph under adversity, but if you truly wish to test a man's character, give him power.
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